Carl Sagan Quotes

Biography: Carl Sagan was known for popularizing science and astronomy to the pub... more Biography: Carl Sagan was known for popularizing science and astronomy to the public. He was an astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator, best known for his book and TV series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage." Sagan made significant contributions to planetary science and was a strong advocate for SETI. less

"Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.""Science is a way of thinking much more than it ""It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open ""We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good""The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.""But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.""There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That’s perfectly all right; they’re the aperture to finding out what’s right.""There is a way, if that’s what we choose, to be healthy and safe and capable, as a species.""It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.""The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean.""Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious.""We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean.""For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.""In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.""There are naive questions tedious questions ill-phrased questions questions put after inadequate self-criticism But every question is a cry to understand the world There is no such thing as a dumb question""I don't want to believe I want to know""If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe""Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception""The cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be""Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved?"

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